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Rabbi Yehuda Heschel Levenberg (December 18, 1884 – January 15, 1938)〔Orthodox Judaism in America, Rabbi Moshe Sherman, 1996, pp. 131, 133〕 (יהודה העשל לעווענבערג) was a well-known pioneer in the implanting of the European Jewish community on the shores of America. ==Biography== In his youth, Rabbi Levenberg studied under Rabbi Zalman Sender Kahana-Shapira in the Maltch yeshiva and later spent much time in the Slabodka yeshiva.〔Doros HaAcharonim, Rabbi Benzion Eisenstadt 1914, pp. 213, 214〕 He immigrated to America in the summer of 1910 and soon afterwards was appointed as Chief Rabbi of Jersey City, New Jersey.〔הרב י.ה. לעווענבערג, זיין לעבען און קאמף, pp. 38-43〕 In 1915, he was among the most prominent rabbis in America who spoke at the dedication of the merged Etz Chaim yeshiva and RIETS.〔Program of exercises on the occasion of the dedication of the Rabbinical College established by the Yeshibath Etz Chaim and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, December 1915, pp. 6, 7〕 In 1917, he accepted a rabbinical position in New Haven, Connecticut and was appointed as Chief Rabbi there in 1920.〔Orthodox Judaism in America, Rabbi Moshe Sherman, 1996, pp. 131-132〕 In New Haven, he was known for his great oratory skill in inspiring the members of his congregation.〔(Jews in New Haven, Jonathan Sarna, 2005, p. 176 )〕 He established a yeshiva there in 1923 which did not offer any secular studies as only Torah study was on the curriculum. The yeshiva eventually became the most prestigious in America and at different times had on its faculty the likes of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein,〔(Igros Moshe Volume 8,page 24 )〕 Rabbi Yaakov Ruderman,〔(''Yeshurun'' Volume 18, page 158 )〕 and Samuel Belkin. In 1930, after accepting a position as the community Rabbi of Cleveland, Ohio, Rabbi Levenberg moved his Yeshiva to Cleveland. Although, it never reached the same position in prestige at its newer location. Amongst other famous personalities, Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg studied in Rabbi Yehuda Levenberg's yeshiva. In addition to his academic and communal contributions, Rabbi Levenberg also aided in the reformation of Shechita practices in America.〔(OU Kosher )〕 Rabbi Levenberg's son, Tzvi Levenberg, married Chana, a daughter of Rabbi Moshe Shatzkes (Chana died on 21 March 2013 / Nissan 10, 5773).〔(The Yeshiva World )〕 He was one of the Rosh Yeshivas of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin. His son, named Rabbi Yehuda Levenberg (named for his grandfather), is the author of ''Imrei Chayn'' (אמרי חן) and resides in Lakewood, NJ. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yehuda Levenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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